But for the main character in Amity Gaige’s “ Heartwood, ” Jenna’s April 2025 Read With Jenna pick, the question is urgent ...

In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell relates the story of a family hike up the Appalachian Trail with his and his wife’s six-year-old son, Michael, in tow. It’s a ...